Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0145Saan World Clock <= 1.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Saan World Clock from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Saan World Clock WordPress plugin through 1.8 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Saan World Clock | 0 – through 1.8 |
Weakness: CWE-79
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4e4b4a2-c7cb-42ce-9d5b-bd84efcbf54d exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description